Stormy Daniels

Did Donald Trump win an appeal that resulted in 34 felony counts against him being dismissed? No, that's not true: He won part of an appeal, but in a case unrelated to the 34 felony counts. On Aug. 21, 2025 five judges in a New York appeals court decided to throw out the $500 million penalty, but not the finding…

Did Canada ban President-elect Donald Trump from entering the country as of November 2024 because of his felony conviction? No, that's not true: A person is only declared inadmissible when they try to cross into the country, and no credible source reported that Trump tried to enter Canada before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited him in Florida. Contrary to…

Is Donald Trump banned from voting in Florida because of his felony conviction? No, that's not true: Florida allows felons to vote if their conviction took place in another state that has no such ban. Trump was convicted in New York state, where felons are allowed to cast their ballots if they are not in prison. Trump has yet to…

Does an Instagram image that shows police forcibly leading away an angry Donald Trump accurately represent what happened after his May 30, 2024, conviction on 34 felony counts? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image that surfaced on social media after a New York City jury found Trump guilty of concealing hush-money payments. A tool for detecting AI-generated…

Is a photo that shows Stormy Daniels standing with Donald and Melania Trump authentic? No, that's not true: The image posted on social media is a combination of two photos -- one of the Trumps, with a pregnant Melania, at an event in 2005 and the other of Daniels at a different event posing for photos in 2006. The three…

Did Stormy Daniels say that former President Donald Trump "made gurgling sounds and fell asleep" after the two had sex? No, that's not true: In a public reply to one such meme on X, Daniels stated that the events described didn't happen. A Google News search found no credible documents or reporting to corroborate the claim in the meme. A…

Is an image of Stormy Daniels wearing a blue dress with mushrooms an authentic picture of her going to court in April 2024? No, that's not true: The image has been doctored, with mushrooms added to the dress. Daniels was photographed wearing that same plain blue dress to an appearance on "The View" on April 17, 2018, as video and…

Did the hush-money trial judge say that Donald Trump missed the graduations of his older children, in response to the former president's request that he be allowed to attend youngest son Barron's graduation? No, that's not true: As previously published court transcripts show, the judge did not bring up Trump's graduation attendance record. As of this writing, the trial's schedule…

Does this video show Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, arrested? No, that's not true: Video used in a claim is from The Associated Press (AP) and in reality the AP caption is, "Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg seen leaving office" on the news service's YouTube channel. No media outlets have reported on Bragg being arrested, including AP. The claim appeared…

Does a "bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunk" Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's pursuit of potential criminal charges against former President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The statement circulating on social media in March 2023 was first publicly released on January 30, 2018, and was widely reported at that time. Since then, Daniels has said the document is false,…